I have an autographed Jonathan Toews jersey that he signed the day after he got drafted. Maybe worth something someday but has great sentimental value to me as I met him and played street hockey with him that day. Wish him all the best in his career!

More news to update you on: my father as recently as Saturday night told me a story that when he was young, Toyota had a promotion that if you test-drived one of their cars, you got free baseball tickets. He and his buddy showed up in a beat up Chevette, with faded jeans and caps and asked to try one out. The salesmen, knowing obviously what their true intent was, kicked them out before they could say 'baseball.'

(The story was, my dad's friend was tight with the Bossys. Mike was at his friend's sister's wedding.)

This time, the manager welcomed them in, let them test drive the best Toyota car at the time (apparently the Supra) and gave them the tickets. All because of Mike Bossy's car!

All aboard the Price bandwagon

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-Signed Mario Lemiux stick-Signed Brent Seabrook stick-Signed stick of the whole entire Regina Pat's team. When Garth Murray and Josh Harding were playing for them-Signed stick of the World Under 18 U.S.A team. Has James Vanrymsdyk on it.-Signed Nick Shultz card(Thanks to Fly4apuckguy)-Signed Robyn Regerh card-Shirt signed by Adam Foote and Peter Forsberg-Curtis Joseph rookie card-And a signed Maxim Afinogenov rookie card

I was cleaning out a locker room recently and amongst a bunch of junk I found two neat hockey-related things that I had forgotten about. One was a Bobby Orr jigsaw puzzle and the other a menu from Don Cherry's restaurant signed by Don. But it's not so much the signature that I find cool but the CLASSIC message from the coach of the famous TOO MANY MEN ON THE ICE team to a diehard Bruin fan who experienced that nightmare in his formative early high school years. Written on the menu are none other than the words "Sorry Andy!". To me, that is more than kind of cool! I actually framed the really cheap paper menu in plexi-glass back at that time believe it or not (was dating a girl from a framing store at the time - most things I've framed in my life probably occured in that period).

I recently purchased off of a starving college kid a Russian Jersey and a Canadian Jersey both with the World Juniors patch from when Halifax hosted them a few years back. Oh yeah, they were both signed by every member of each team...Ovechkin included. Also purchased from the same kid, a puck signed by Zherdev and a poster signed by Ovechkin.

My parents were fortunate to be in Edmonton and get playoff tickets for the Oilers, the game they knocked Detroit out of the playoffs in the Conference finals in 1987. My mother grabbed 2 white Oiler caps, one for each my brother and I, and decided to see if she could get them signed by anyone. She went out to where the players were exiting, passing unknowingly by the Red Wings, (mom didn't follow hockey as much, so unfortunately didn't know Yzeman from Adam ), and found a spot to see what was happening.As she was standing there this guy approached her and asked her if she wanted her hats signed. She said sure, these were for her boys, did he know any of the players? He chuckled and said yes, he should, he was one. It was Kevin Mclleland. Apparently, after signing the hats, he found her so amusing, he went back and told another player to go out and sign her hats, as she was getting the autographs for her sons, but didn't recognize any players.The other player came out and signed the caps, and I would be surprised if anyone other than my brother and I have memorabilia where Kevin Mclleland and Wayne Gretzky are the 2 signatures.

PS. My mom did recognize Gretzky of course ! According to her, he came out of the players entrance and made a bee line over to her to sign the hats and chat before wading into the sea of much younger fans to start signing autographs.

I also have a perosnalized, autographed 8 X 10 of Laraque in Oiler whites, and an Oilers puck with a personalized autograph from Pronger.Didn't meet either one, but my brother in law is a manager for a company that are Oilers sponsors, so he gets me some good stuff

Guest9847 ( )

Posted - 02/14/2009 : 11:01:33

1. A signed drawing of Wendel Clarke2. A poster of the roster of team Canada in the canada russian summit series

2) Autographed Cam Neely Game Used All-Star jersey, obtained auto in person when I met Cam Neely at a celebrity event.

3) Autographed Cam Neely Game Used stick, obtained stick inside the Boston Garden ( 1995 ) from a friend of mine that played with Cam in Boston, obtained auto in person when I met Cam Neely at celebrity event.

4) Game Used Ray Bourque Bruins stick, obstained stick from Brent Hughes of the Bruins in '95 at Da Garden!

9) Autographed Gerry Cheevers Bruins jersey, obtained signature and had photo taken with Cheesy in person at local card show.

10) Autographed mini Andy Moog Bruins helmet LE #750 UDA COA...

11) Autographed personalized 8x10 photo of myself and Milan Lucic with GO BRUINS! inscrption. Met Milan at a local rink in the summer '07 took a picture with him, saw him again in '08 and he signed it!!! AWESOME!!!

12) Game Used Rick Tocchet Coyotes home jersey.

13) Game Used autographed Esa Tikkanen Oilers stick, Esa handed stick to me, and signed it for me!

15) Autographed personalized Joe Thornton 8x10, obtained signature in person thru a friend during Thorntons rookie season with the Bruins!!!

Lots more, so to be cont!!!

"GO BRUINS GO"

Guest6692 ( )

Posted - 08/09/2009 : 11:49:17

Hi

I have an autograph stick from the 1997 Detroit Red Wings. My brother got it for my daughter who was in hospital at the time. I also have a couple of pucks signed by Darren McCarthy and Guy LeFleu.Also, a card signed by Guy. A friend was the senior officer for the oldtimers game played locally, he got me into the hall, just ouside the dressing room for autographs. I have a bunch of others, but just on the programme.I also have an old Pit Martin autograph from when I was a kid.

My most prized possession is a framed photo of Gilmours behind the net goal on Cujo in the 93 playoffs. I finally got it autographed by Dougie last year when his Kingston Frontenacs were playing the London Knights. Why is this my most prized possession? I am in the picture. Row 10. Dougie's autograph is right beside me. I get goosebumps everytime I look at the picture and remember that goal. I couldn't see it go in but it was the most electrifing moment at a game I have been to. Had no idea I would be in the most popular photo to capture that moment.

I have an autographed Jonathon Toews canvas painting. It is a one of a kind painting done personally for me by an artist I went to college with. I had Toews sign it in person at the very 1st Blackhawks Convention right after he was named Captain. It was the highlight of my hockey collecting life. We had a nice, but brief, conversation about the painting. It is sitting above my couch right now.

Not much but:Daniel Alfredsson game used signed hockey stickDaniel Alfredsson 1000th game paintingPuck from a Sens gameBat signed by entire Sens team

You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take Wayne Gretzky

Guest5644 ( )

Posted - 02/07/2012 : 05:58:12

my dad and i are pretty big collectors.

i have a team canada jersey form the 2002 salt lake city olympics signed by all the members of the canadian team, and the same with the 2010 team.

i also have a t-shirt from the 2009 ASG signed in person by: kovalev souray boumeester perron setoguchi niedermeyer carter getzlaf brown luongo ovechkin stamkos iginla toews, at the red-carpet prior to the skills competition

a s*** load of rookie cards signed in person by players like: gretzky, lemieux, jagr crosby, brodeur, sawchuk, trechiak, dryden, m.ricard, h.richard, robinson, butch, f.mahovolic, lafleur, geoffrion, howe, bourque, b.orr, roy, etc (just naming the bigger names). i also have a lot of cards of newer players that were signed in person.

i went clubbing with the some of the habs players so i got them too sign one of the bottles we bought that night (in case you were wondering i am from montreal).

I haven't really added much to my collection in years, but I have tens of thousands of hockey cards. Nothing really, really valuable though. A lot of cards in the $20-50 range...but that's about it.

I have an autographed white Alex Ovechkin jersey which I won at a minor hockey draw a few years ago.

One of my favorites is a Brad Richards plaque with about an 8x10 photo of him hoisting the Stanley Cup. My aunt had him autograph it during the SC Parade here that summer & gave it to me that Christmas.

I have 1 of 1,000 only 'Captain's Row' framed pics. From Teeder Kennedy to MattsSundin plus every Leaf captain in between, including Dave Keon...all autographed. It's my top possession.

Got an autographed stick from Paul Henderson...while he was with Birmingham in the WHA...thanks entirely to my boyhood pal Jeff Jacques [also a fomer Toro/Bull] who arranged for me to meet Paul and then procure the stick.

I also have a stick signed by the entire POHA Junior A champion North Bay Trappers circa 1975. That team include Gaston Gingras and Jimmy Fox.

The final item I cherish is my ''The Spirit Returns" lineup poster signed by all the members of Team Canada 72...plus the NHL All-Star team they played January 25, 1985 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Proceeds to assist former St. Louis Blues defenceman Ed Kea.

I have a puck that I caught at a Flames game in 84 or 85 vs WSH, its surprisingly startling to have a puck come right at you in the stands, I was surprised to actually catch it. My wife also has a pretty well preserved Pavel Bure rookie card. Other than that, I have nothing - not a big collector of the memorabilia.

Had a crap load of cards including Gretzky rookie (2), many others from the 80's and quite a few from the early 90's when i got back into collecting.

Crack heads (more than likely) busted into my parents house where they were stored, swiped 'em all. Fockers, prob didn't get more than a hundred bucks for what was a collection worth a few thousand min. I did get insurance money for them, but it's not the same.

I had a bunch of old hockey cards...[hundreds and hundreds of them] dating back into the 50s...plus 3 years worth of the old hockey coins....ALL of which my mother sold at some church fund raiser/bazaar in the early 70s after I moved out of the house.

Might have been worth a mint.

Never got back into card collecting again. Never been back to attend a church service willingly either.